20191001020719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Grove City, PA · October 1, 2019

Date: October 1, 2019 · 12:00 local
Place: Grove City, PA
Airport: Grove City Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9404Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20LA052
Reported as: Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,125 total20 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N9404QRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2022 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1352 · Built 1970 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Airman flew from Grove City Airport to greenville airport (overflew with no stop) with a flight duration of ten minutes. Airman stated at one point during his return to Grove City he had one eighth of a tank and that that fuel burn was 15 gallons per hour per wing. He stated he flew for approximately one half hour. At one eighth of a tank it is estimated that he had 20 minutes of fuel. Airman stated that he was below glidepath and applied power. Airman stated that the left engine stopped producing power. Airman stated he did not know how much fuel he had at takeoff. Airman stated that he had no apparent anomalies with left engine prior to the engine shutting down on final approach.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN FLEW FROM GROVE CITY AIRPORT TO GREENVILLE AIRPORT (OVERFLEW WITH NO STOP) WITH A FLIGHT DURATION OF TEN MINUTES. AIRMAN STATED AT ONE POINT DURING HIS RETURN TO GROVE CITY HE HAD ONE EIGHTH OF A TANK AND THAT THAT FUEL BURN WAS 15 GALLONS PER HOUR PER WING. HE STATED HE FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF HOUR. AT ONE EIGHTH OF A TANK IT IS ESTIMATED THAT HE HAD 20 MINUTES OF FUEL. AIRMAN STATED THAT HE WAS BELOW GLIDEPATH AND APPLIED POWER. AIRMAN STATED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. AIRMAN STATED HE DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL HE HAD AT TAKEOFF. AIRMAN STATED THAT HE HAD NO APPARENT ANOMALIES WITH LEFT ENGINE PRIOR TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN ON FINAL APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA20LA052Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGrove City, PAThe pilot’s mismanagement of the airplane’s available fuel, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power to the left engine, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while on final approach to the runway.Oct 1, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9404Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20150110000689ILanding: Touchdown · Miami, FLOn January 10, 2015 @ approximately 1645 EST aircraft N9404Q landed at Miami executive airport (tmb) on runway 9R. The nose gear collapsed when it contacted the runway. No injuries were reported by the pilot or passenger. The pilot reported that this was the…Jan 10, 2015 · Minor damage